"The Latin America PC market was intensely impacted by Brazil, where the problematic economy and political instability adversely affect the market." Chinese maker Lenovo remained the top vendor with a market share of 19.3 per cent, even though its sales fell 7.2 per cent in the quarter.

US-based HP Inc. held the second spot with 17.6 per cent, followed by Dell at 14.1 per cent.

Taiwan's Asus was the number four vendor with an 8.3 per cent market share, managing to boost sales by 1.5 per cent, and Apple was fifth at 7.1 per cent after increasing sales by one percent.